Filipino priest

Serving as a parish priest and a diocesan administrator since 2014, Fr. Ronald Anthony Parco Timoner was named by Pope Francis as the new bishop of the Diocese of Pagadian, a statement issued by the Vatican Press Office on April 3 (Manila time).

A Filipino priest, who was a lover of indigenous peoples and an environmental activist, died on January 27. He was 75.

Filipino priests in Los Angeles, California, have assured assistance to residents affected by the ongoing wildfires in the area.

Fr. Gregorio Buenavista has passed away after a fruitful religious life at the age of 90.

Fr. Joseph Salando said the post was "not authentic and misattributed" to the Pope.

The 60-year-old, whose name was not identified, was rushed to the nearest hospital for treatment and was scheduled for an operation on a fractured collarbone. The diocese’s AM radio station, DzWT, reported he was already “in stable condition”.

Martin says this about the most common illnesses in the area: "They often get lung infections, heart problems, and ear and eye infections, but nothing too significant. We often give them medicines or other things to keep their illnesses from getting worse, but many of them don't even have illnesses. They might just want to know that everything is fine."

Filipino priest John Dave Francis Pineda, 31, director of the diocesan youth commission of the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan (AVC) says it was a very fulfilling experience to had accompanied those whose visa were reconsidered for the World Youth Day (WDY) 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Pope Francis has appointed Father Albino Barrera, a Filipino Dominican theologian and economist, as a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences.

Bishop Joseph Durero formally assumed his post as the third shepherd of the Diocese of Daru-Kiunga, replacing Bishop Gilles Côté of the Missionaries of the Company of Mary, who retired after serving the diocese for 22 years.

Oblate priest Eliseo “Jun” Mercado Jr., known for his peace advocacy especially in the southern Philippines, succumbed to complications from COVID-19 in Cotabato City Sunday, May 23. He was 72.